Letter from the Editor: The Art of Wintering

If California’s mild winters sound tempting right about now, we take you to several very different residences in the Golden State, from a designer’s 1950s winter escape in Palm Springs to actor Roger Davis’ modernist enclave in the Hollywood Hills and a contemporary loft designed for an M.D. in super-hot Venice. We also visit L.A.’s charming Hancock Park, where designer Timothy Corrigan took a Tudor estate—which was down to studs—and painstakingly revived it to beyond its former glory, and present a $12 million Rancho Mirage compound with dreamy undertones.
Should winter turn you into more of a snow bunny than a snowbird, die-hard skiers and boarders will want to take notice of ownership opportunities at the Ritz-Carlton’s ski-in/ski-out residences at Colorado’s Bachelor Gulch, with its unforgettable “champagne powder,” as well as their residences at the Highlands in Lake Tahoe, with owner privileges such as a ski concierge and a direct gondola to the mountain. To top it off, this month’s Smart & Wired section covers Ultra-Mobile PCs—more powerful than a PDA and more compact than a laptop—perfect for checking e-mail over a hot toddy at the lodge.
Whether the new year gets you thinking sun or snow, secluded cove beaches or private black-diamond runs, we hope this issue compels you to winter in style.
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